ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2019
Minimum standards of clinical practice for physiotherapists working in critical care settings in the United Kingdom: A modified Delphi technique.
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- Exploration of therapists' views of practice within critical care.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Article
- Minimum standards of clinical practice for physical therapists working in intensive care units in Japan.Physical therapy research · 2021Article
- Expert consensus on the minimum clinical standards of practice for Nigerian physiotherapists working in intensive care units: A modified Delphi study.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2021Article
- An important 'step' towards the standardisation of care offered by physiotherapists working in an ICU in a low- to middle-income country.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionAcross the United Kingdom, physiotherapy for critical care patients is provided 24 h a day, 7 days per week. There is a national drive to standardise the knowledge and skills of physiotherapists which will support training and reduce variability in clinical practice.
methodsA modified Delphi technique using a questionnaire was used. The questionnaire, originally containing 214 items, was completed over three rounds. Items with no consensus were included in later rounds along with any additional items suggested.
resultsIn all, 114 physiotherapists from across the United Kingdom participated in the first round, with 102 and 92 completing rounds 2 and 3, respectively. In total, 224 items were included: 107 were deemed essential as a minimum standard of clinical practice; 83 were not essential and consensus was not reached for 34 items. ANALYSIS/
conclusionThis study identified 107 items of knowledge and skills that are essential as a minimum standard for clinical practice by physiotherapists working in United Kingdom critical care units.
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